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kiwij96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Could easily have been a longer book to develop the magic system a bit better but hopefully the next book will manage that. Gives more of a sci-fi vibe with the worldbuilding including spaceships.
Romance was very slow-burn and I appreciated that.
At times I found it very topical and hard to read as a form of escapism with everything that's going on in the world. This book handles land invasion and genocide and the villains acting like they are the righteous heroes liberating a rogue state.
Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Xenophobia
maregred's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: War, Colonisation, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
booksemmahasread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Death, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Xenophobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Genocide
izzyproudfoot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Firstly I was not aware that this was fanfic when I pre-ordered.
Don't read on if you're super defensive of this book. Don't read on if you have not read the first part of the book.
I think that's ultimately what made this book not work for me. I don't think the author really thought about the message her book gave when she edited it to get it published. Unless this was deliberate, in which case I'd mark lower stars. The first part of the book is entirely different to the rest, it's rushed and not well done. The world building doesn't really exists, she tells us rather than shows us. We supposedly start in the middle of a war, it's not a war it is a GENOCIDE. She even refers to this a few times in the book. This is where my main issues arise, despite whatever his name is being part of the genocide of her home she then decides obviously she loves him because he's big. This person and this person's father literally decimated your home and would have completely exterminated you had you not relocated sneakily. You don't fall in love with him. Genocide is not sexy, it's not romantic and given the current world issues it's definitely not something I'm willing to overlook for the sake of a good bang.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, War, and Genocide
black_cat_iiix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Genocide, Racism, War, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Domestic abuse
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
fulper's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: War
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, and Toxic relationship